epilogue
epilogue — 名詞
- epiloguesingular
- epiloguesplural
1. an extra part placed after the main story of a play, novel, or film, often showi
尾聲；後記
戲劇或書籍結尾交代後續或感想的段落
an extra part placed after the main story of a play, novel, or film, often showing where the people in the story end up some time later, or reflecting back on the events just shown — for example, a final chapter set ten years after a novel's main story.
The novel's epilogue tells how Christopher and his sister rebuilt the family farm.
這部小說的尾聲交代了 Christopher 與妹妹如何重建家族農場。
the epilogue of [literary work] + tells how-clause
Adina wrote a short epilogue explaining what happened to each character after the war.
Adina 寫了一段簡短的後記，說明戰後每個角色的下場。
wrote a short epilogue explaining + what-clause
In the epilogue, the director shows the village twenty years after the main events.
在尾聲裡，導演讓觀眾看到主要劇情發生二十年後的村莊樣貌。
in the epilogue, ... shows [future scene]
The play ends with a brief epilogue spoken to the audience by the lead actor.
這齣戲以男主角對觀眾說的一段短尾聲作結。
epilogue spoken to the audience (stage convention)
Many readers cried during the epilogue of the children's book.
許多讀者在這本童書的後記段落讀到落淚。
during the epilogue of [work]
- write an epilogue
- add an epilogue
- brief epilogue
- short epilogue
- moving epilogue
- afterword
very close in meaning; specifically a closing note in a book, usually by the author or editor.
- postscript
a short added note, often more informal and shorter than an epilogue.
- coda
a concluding section, especially in music or as a literary metaphor; more poetic than 'epilogue'.
文法句型
the epilogue of [work]
in an epilogue
用法筆記
Subject is usually a literary or dramatic work (novel, play, film). Often appears in 'the epilogue of X' or 'in the epilogue'. Contrast with 'prologue', which sits before the main action.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- epilogue of a novel
- epilogue of a play
- epilogue of a film
常用片語
- write an epilogue
- add an epilogue
- brief epilogue
- short epilogue
- moving epilogue
- the book's epilogue
介系詞搭配
- in the epilogue
- of the epilogue